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'''Commando Quarterly''' (subtitle: '''United We Conquer''') was a magazine dedicated to the [[BattleTech]] franchise. Intended as a quarterly magazine, seven digital issues were published between 2003 and 2006 in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format.  After the first four issues, the title changed to "Commando Quarterly - The FanPro Commando Magazine."
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'''Commando Quarterly''' (subtitle: '''United We Conquer''') was a magazine dedicated to the [[BattleTech]] franchise. Intended as a quarterly magazine, six digital issues were published between 2003 and 2006 in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format.  After the first four issues, the title changed to "Commando Quarterly - The FanPro Commando Magazine."
 
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As "Commando Quarterly" the magazine was largely written from an in-universe perspective, featuring tactical advice, planetary worldbooks, and game scenarios for BattleTech-based tabletop combat, along with advertisement pages from fictional in-universe firms and reports on worldwide events run by the [[FanPro Commandos]].
 
As "Commando Quarterly" the magazine was largely written from an in-universe perspective, featuring tactical advice, planetary worldbooks, and game scenarios for BattleTech-based tabletop combat, along with advertisement pages from fictional in-universe firms and reports on worldwide events run by the [[FanPro Commandos]].
  
For issues 5-7, the magazine changed its title to "FanPro's Commando Quarterly", abandoned the in-universe viewpoint and added material for [[Shadowrun]].
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For the last two issues, the magazine changed its title to "FanPro's Commando Quarterly", abandoned the in-universe viewpoint and added material for [[Shadowrun]].
  
 
It was distributed via the now-defunct www.commandohq.com website which offered the files for free download.
 
It was distributed via the now-defunct www.commandohq.com website which offered the files for free download.
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Commando Quarterly initially identified itself as a BattleTech fanzine created by the FanPro Commandos. The Commandos' semi-official position implies that the magazine was published with FanPro's consent, and could therefore be considered an official publication which, however, does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] and would hence have to be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
 
Commando Quarterly initially identified itself as a BattleTech fanzine created by the FanPro Commandos. The Commandos' semi-official position implies that the magazine was published with FanPro's consent, and could therefore be considered an official publication which, however, does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] and would hence have to be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
  
A disclaimer in the third issue states that "[[WizKids]] LLC" [''sic''] is the owner of the IP and has granted permission to the magazine to use BattleTech material, but does not endorse nor is affiliated with Commando Quarterly in any official capacity whatsoever.
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A disclaimer in the third issue states that [[WizKids, LLC]] had granted permission to the magazine to use BattleTech material, but does not endorse nor is affiliated with Commando Quarterly in any official capacity whatsoever.
  
 
When it shifted formats, it added a disclaimer that ''All writing herein is speculative and non-canon.''
 
When it shifted formats, it added a disclaimer that ''All writing herein is speculative and non-canon.''
  
 
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==Issue 67-01 (Summer 3067)==
 
==Issue 67-01 (Summer 3067)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
**An Uncivil Civil War - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
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**An Uncivil Civil War
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Worldbook: [[Pandora]]
 
**Worldbook: [[Pandora]]
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Light 'Mech]]s on the Modern Battlefield
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Light 'Mech]]s on the Modern Battlefield
**News From the Front: [[Pandora]] - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**News From the Front: [[Pandora]]
 
**Simulator Tech: Terrain
 
**Simulator Tech: Terrain
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Blooding on Pandora by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Blooding on Pandora
  
 
==Issue 67-02 (Autumn 3067)==
 
==Issue 67-02 (Autumn 3067)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
**Brother Against Brother - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
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**Brother Against Brother (short story by Jason Weiser)
 
**[[The Battle of Monte Diablo|Monte Diablo]]: Both Sides Speak
 
**[[The Battle of Monte Diablo|Monte Diablo]]: Both Sides Speak
 
**Monte Diablo in Memoriam  
 
**Monte Diablo in Memoriam  
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**Worldbook: [[Tortuga Prime]]
 
**Worldbook: [[Tortuga Prime]]
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Medium 'Mech]]s
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Medium 'Mech]]s
**News From the Front - [[Tortuga Prime]] - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**News From the Front - [[Tortuga Prime]]
 
**Simulator Tech: Weaponry - How to Make a Rotary Autocannon
 
**Simulator Tech: Weaponry - How to Make a Rotary Autocannon
 
**Simulator Tech: Martial Olympiad
 
**Simulator Tech: Martial Olympiad
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Recon, In Force by [[Robert Pigeon]] and [[Ross Hines]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Recon, In Force
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - The Hunt for November-231 by [[Dave Baughman]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - The Hunt for November-231
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Vive la Patrie! by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Vive la Patrie!
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Chasing Death by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Chasing Death
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
  
 
==Issue 68-01 (Spring 3068)==
 
==Issue 68-01 (Spring 3068)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
**An Unlikely Place - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
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**An Unlikely Place
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Worldbook: [[Sigma Mare]]
 
**Worldbook: [[Sigma Mare]]
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Heavy 'Mech]]s
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Heavy 'Mech]]s
**News From the Front - Sigma Mare - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**News From the Front - Sigma Mare
 
**Simulator Tech: Assessment - [[NAIS]] Midterm Exam
 
**Simulator Tech: Assessment - [[NAIS]] Midterm Exam
 
**Simulator Tech: NAIS Answers
 
**Simulator Tech: NAIS Answers
 
**Simulator Tech: Brainstorm - Scenario/Event Ideas
 
**Simulator Tech: Brainstorm - Scenario/Event Ideas
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Lazarus Rising by [[John R. Wooldridge]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Lazarus Rising
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Siege of Fire Base San Antonio by [[Robert Pigeon]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Siege of Fire Base San Antonio
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Things That Go Bump in the Night - Short Story and Scenario by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Things That Go Bump in the Night
**Simulator Tech: Scenario - A Lesson in Betrayal by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - A Lesson in Betrayal
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
 
**Trading Shots - The Commando Quarterly Marketplace
 
**Trading Shots - The Commando Quarterly Marketplace
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==Issue 68-02 (Summer 3068)==
 
==Issue 68-02 (Summer 3068)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
**There Were Two - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
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**There Were Two (Jason Weiser)
**The Banshee's Lair - Short Story by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**The Banshee's Lair (Buster G. McCall)
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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**Tactical Analysis: Battle Armored Infantry
 
**Tactical Analysis: Battle Armored Infantry
 
**Crafty Commando - DropShip
 
**Crafty Commando - DropShip
**News From the Front - Ronel - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
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**News From the Front - Ronel
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Gear
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Gear
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Survival Pack
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Survival Pack
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**15 Tips for New Shadowrun GMs
 
**15 Tips for New Shadowrun GMs
 
**Painting Shadowrun 25mm Miniatures  
 
**Painting Shadowrun 25mm Miniatures  
**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos - Short Story by [[Lou Myers]]
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**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos  
 
**[[Prometheus (Individual BattleMech)|Prometheus]] Unbound
 
**[[Prometheus (Individual BattleMech)|Prometheus]] Unbound
**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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**Event Happenings
 
**Event Happenings
 
**Firebase Listings
 
**Firebase Listings
**Bodyguard of Lies - Yance I - Short Story [[by Anthony Hardenburgh]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Yance I
**Bodyguard of Lies - Jihad and the Making of New Ghosts - Short Story by [[Frank Diaz]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Jihad and the Making of New Ghosts  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
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**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos  
 
**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos  
 
**How to Make a 'Mech Recovery Vehicle  
 
**How to Make a 'Mech Recovery Vehicle  
**Banshee Hunt - Short Story by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**Banshee Hunt  
**Chaos Unleashed - Resisting Arrest - Track by [[Ben Rome]]
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**Chaos Unleashed - Resisting Arrest
**Chaos Unleashed - One For the Money - Track by [[Ben Rome]]
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**Chaos Unleashed - One For the Money
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Heavy Law Enforcement Vehicles
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Heavy Law Enforcement Vehicles
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Hover Racers
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Hover Racers
 
**Bang! You're Dead - A Look at the Bounty Hunter and His Crew in Miniatures Form
 
**Bang! You're Dead - A Look at the Bounty Hunter and His Crew in Miniatures Form
**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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**Event Happenings
 
**Event Happenings
 
**New Firebases
 
**New Firebases
**Bodyguard of Lies - Poison Ghosts - Short Story by [[Dave Baughman]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Poison Ghosts  
**Bodyguard of Lies - Claws of the Dragon - Allah's Revenge - Short Story by [[Lou Myers]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Claws of the Dragon - Allah's Revenge  
**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
 
**Kick the Can - Doctrine and Tactics for Unarmored Infantry
 
**Kick the Can - Doctrine and Tactics for Unarmored Infantry
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**Explorer Corps Survey - [[Quentin]]
 
**Explorer Corps Survey - [[Quentin]]
 
**Tactical Analysis - [[Assault 'Mech|Assault Class BattleMechs]]
 
**Tactical Analysis - [[Assault 'Mech|Assault Class BattleMechs]]
 
==Issue 3 (April 2006)==
 
*Contents
 
**Blasting Bicson (Shadowrun adventure)
 
**A Guy Walks into a Bar on Solaris VII (1-page BattleCorps preview)
 
**An Unknown Past (Shadowrun fiction)
 
**Making A Statement (Shadowrun adventure)
 
**Poison Ghosts - Short Story by [[Dave Baughman]]
 
**Q&A: Total Warfare - An Interview with Randall Bills
 
**Lazarus Inbound - Short Story by [[Lou Myers]]
 
**Victory At TempleCon
 
**Tactical Numbering Schemes
 
**Sword and Dragon Preview
 
**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**What's On Deck
 
**Event Happenings
 
**New Firebases
 
**Quarterly Puzzlers - Shadowrun Missions in 2071
 
**Word Scramble - BattleMechs Circa 3025
 
**Last Painter Standing
 
**Explorer Corps Survey - [[Altair]]
 
**Explorer Corps Survey - [[Caph]]
 
**Explorer Corps Survey - [[Epsilon Eridani]]
 
**Explorer Corps Survey - [[Fletcher]]
 
  
 
==Credited Contributors==
 
==Credited Contributors==
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*[[Allen Soles]]
 
*[[Allen Soles]]
 
*[[Joel Steverson]]
 
*[[Joel Steverson]]
*[[Brian Stull (person)|Brian Stull]]
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*[[Brian Stull]]
 
*[[Tony Szczudlo]]
 
*[[Tony Szczudlo]]
 
*[[Scott Taylor]]
 
*[[Scott Taylor]]
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[[Category:Magazines]]
 
[[Category:Magazines]]
[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]]
 

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